“First Spaza Shops, Now Street Vendors—What’s Really Behind the Government’s Plan to Regulate Informal Traders? Johannesburg – In a move that’s left many scratching their heads, the South African government is expanding its crackdown on informal traders, targeting not just…”
Crackdown on Informal Traders Causes Confusion and Anger! Read Post »
“Unfortunately, another worker’s finger was chopped off by factory machinery – this was again a worker who was injured after having been brought in to operate complex equipment – the wrapping machine – without adequate training from the Mister Sweet…”
Mister Sweet Workers Vow to Continue Strike, now in its 10th Week Read Post »
“UPDATE: On 4 September 2024 Premier FMCG applied for an interdict against the strike. The interdict application will be heard on 10 September 2024. We, the 23 below organisations, from six provinces, declare that we are boycotting Mister Sweet products…”
Boycott of Mister Sweet products underway by 23 organisations from 6 provinces Read Post »
“Workers at Mister Sweet [have embarked on] a strike starting on Monday, 19 August 2024. The strike [is taking] place at Mister Sweet, Corner of Dekema and Bezuidenhout Roads, Wadeville in Gauteng. There is no basic salary at this company…”
SWF Slams Mister Sweet Management Read Post »
“After six months of savage and relentless attacks by Israel against Palestinian civilians resulting in more than 100,000 Palestinians murdered, maimed, or buried under the rubble – 75% of whom are children, the elderly and women – the United Nations Security Council…”
Despite UN Security Council Resolution on Ceasefire, Israel Continues its Genocide Read Post »
“Sunday 17 March 17, marks the second anniversary of the historic ICASA spectrum auction when the government gave R14.4 billion worth of our national airwaves to the cell phone companies. President Ramaphosa told Parliament this “will bring us closer to …”
“The working class does not need to know the food poverty line, the lower-bound poverty line, or the upper-bound poverty line to know that it is starving. The 1 March increase in the national minimum wage from R25.42 to…”
The National Minimum Wage Entrenches Apartheid’s Cheap Black Labour Read Post »
Download PDF Release date: 6 March 2024 The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) mourns the passing of Professor
SAFTU MOURNS THE PASSING OF PROFESSOR EDWARD WEBSTER Read Post »
“Members of the General Industries Workers Union of South Africa (GIWUSA) working at RCL foods in in Tzaneen, Loius Trichard and Thohoyandou, yesterday embarked on an indefinite strike due to failed wage increment negotiations. The workers responded to the call…”
UPDATE ON THE GIWUSA STRIKE AT RCL Foods Read Post »
“On the occasion of the African Union (AU) 44th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council, held on 14-15 February, and the subsequent 37th Ordinary Session of the AU Assembly on 17-18 February 2024—wherein a report on the situation in Palestine was considered”
INTERVENTION AT THE AU 37TH ORDINARY SESSION OF THE AU ASSEMBLY REGARDING PALESTINE. Read Post »
“The SWF won a victory against snack manufacturing giant Simba in the
Johannesburg Labour Court on 21 November, with Simba forced to withdraw
its bid for a permanent interdict against deemed permanent workers
together with permanent workers who went on…”
Simunye Workers’ Forum Defeats Snack Giant Simba in the Labour Court! Read Post »
“The General Industries Workers Union of SA (GIWUSA) believes that the Cabinet decision to withdraw South Africa’s ambassador to Israel is wholly inadequate given the daily massacres of Palestinians that Israel is continuing to commit. The South African government seems…”
Cabinet Must Expel Israel Ambassador and Institute Sanctions Read Post »
